Sugar and dizzy spells?

WildFlower7
WildFlower7 Posts: 714 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Today up until 10min ago, my sugar was EXTREMELY low for the first time in a long time. Can this cause me to have very bad dizzy spells? Has anyone had similar experinces?

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  • jellybaby84
    jellybaby84 Posts: 583 Member
    Yes definitely. My blood sugar is often very low and the only way I can tell is that I feel dizzy and faint.

    afaik though, it doesnt mean that you need to eat something sugary it means that you need to eat.
  • idauria
    idauria Posts: 1,037 Member
    Oh yes this happens to me on occasion. In fact it would happen to me whenever I used to eat cereal for breakfast. About 2 hours after, I would get shaky, sweaty, even dizzy. So I stopped eating carbs for breakfast and concentrate on proteins and fat and small amounts of carbs. I haven't had a low blood sugar spell in a long time now.
  • sagetracey
    sagetracey Posts: 607 Member
    Do you measure your blood sugar levels? I only ask because there are other causes of dizziness.

    I thought it was because my blood pressure was too low but after multiple checks followed by other tests for blood sugar, iron, thyroid etc, I have been diagnosed with vertigo. Just had a CT scan this morning to rule out (hopefully) any other sinister causes.

    If it persists, please see your dr.
  • WildFlower7
    WildFlower7 Posts: 714 Member
    Do you measure your blood sugar levels? I only ask because there are other causes of dizziness.

    I thought it was because my blood pressure was too low but after multiple checks followed by other tests for blood sugar, iron, thyroid etc, I have been diagnosed with vertigo. Just had a CT scan this morning to rule out (hopefully) any other sinister causes.

    If it persists, please see your dr.
    I was told that by a friend too. We just looked up all the symptoms of Vertigo and I have them all. I have had an iron defficency for awhile now but have never had symptoms to this extent. I feel like I just came back from deap sea fishing and am land sick lol. NO FUN! Going to the dr. next week so hopefully they can look into it then. Thank you.
  • calliope_music
    calliope_music Posts: 1,242 Member
    sure can. my blood sugar has been so low that i've passed out before.
  • AmberXenon
    AmberXenon Posts: 118 Member
    You might wanna head to the doctor if this is a reoccurring problem... When I was younger, I was diagnosed with severe hypoglycemia. I was nowhere near being diabetic, but my blood sugar would drop like a rock.

    I passed out at an event when I was in eighth grade. My blood sugar was somewhere around 14. Yes, I was dead, and had to be resuscitated. ><
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